Shohei Otomo (Hakuchi). The other perspective.

He wants to illustrate today's Japan with an eye of outsider and with international perspective. That's for the global audience, as he still believes Japan really is an amazing country.

The same time  for local audience he hopes to give fresh perspective and to awake Japanese society to become less stressed, and get better life qualities. To get away from its craziness... as he says "Tokyo is nuts"...

Being son of famous illustrator Hatsuhiro Omoto, Shohei continues describing present reality with fresh look. Extraordinary combination of cultural symbols and everyday products in his art makes a completely new, international impression. Still without loosing its Japanese roots. Elements of street art, anime and  punk are blend under his ballpoint pen  into a masterpieces of modern graphic design.

Shohei lives and works in Tokyo.




   



 



                 


  

Yuji Moriguchi. Soft perverse fairy tales.

Yuji Moriguchi paintings are not obscure, not maybe even perverse in full meaning.

I've  got fascinated with mix of traditional Japanese illustration, probably rootted in Katsushika Hokusai famous erotic art...be honest all later Japanese artists take from him a bit :) ... and modern manga mix. 

With his fetish to octopuses, squids, frogs and other animals in context of featured fairy tales, Moriguchi takes us into a journey of his fantasies... with full respect to details and of course masterpiece illustrative skills. 

Yuji Moriguchi, is Tokyo based artist, exhibiting mostly in Japan. 







  


    
    









Collection of his town stories...

    
    

www.moriguchiyuji.com

Hiroki Otsuka. You want to feel.

My fascination in his works started with these works in sumi ink technique, taken from traditional Japanese calligraphy. 
Reading feelings from eyes of his heroes is a real ... I love the sensuality here... 

Hiroki is Brooklyn based Japanese artist you can't miss.

   

and few more of the older edition:

www.hirokiotsuka.nyc